Years ago, I remember my mom making homemade Almond Joy candy bars. A quick Google search revealed a multitude of recipes, and since Almond Joy is one of my all-time favorite chocolate bars, I decided to give it a try. If you’re a fan of Almond Joy, you’re going to love these Almond Joy Truffles.
An egg-shaped candy would be perfect for Easter too!
But really, it doesn’t matter what shape they’re in, these Almond Joy Truffles are a coconut lovers dream!
Almond Joy Truffles
Ingredients
- 5 cups sweetened flaked coconut
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup whole roasted almonds
- 16 ounces milk or dark chocolate
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine coconut, powdered sugar, condensed milk, vanilla and salt. Mix thoroughly.
- Shape coconut mixture into 1-inch balls, pressing a whole almond into the center of each ball. Reshape the coconut mixture around the almond.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or until firm.
- In a microwave safe bowl, melt chocolate at 50% power for 1 minute. Stir and return to microwave for 30 second intervals, until smooth.
- Dip the coconut balls into the melted chocolate and place on a wax paper lined baking sheet to set. Drizzle with additional chocolate, if desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 24g
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Who Dished It Up First: Adapted from Epicurious
Last Updated on 2024-03-22 by Danelle
Gina
You know- it’s really a shame we don’t live closer. 🙂 I would devour these in record time!!
Teresa
These look so wonderful, Danelle. I love the idea of drizzling more icing over top of the dipped truffles. Yum.
Brenda
This candy turned out to be a sticky mess. I was unable to form balls. I spooned them out into a pan pressed the nut into a small patty as best I could. I refrigerated them over night. They were messy to coat with chocolate and I ended up spooning the chocolate on top of them. They never firmed up enough to eat by hand. Not sure if I did something wrong but this was a waste of time and money for me. I won’t make them again.
Garlogan
I made them but put them in the freezer for an hour instead……mixing every 15 minutes for an hour. That should take care of your problem Brenda
Emily
You might have tried adding a little powdered sugar til you got the right consistency. That usually helps. Just sprinkle over and add a little at a time.
Julia
I made these for Christmas ! They turned out fabulous. Everyone loves them. I made them a bit too big though. Next time I’ll do more bite size !!
Wanda
When you say 5 cups of coconut, does that mean 8 ounces in a cup or take a measuring cup and get 5?
Danelle
I take a measuring cup and measure 5.
Anne
I made 1/2 a batch because I was unsure how sweet this would be using condensed milk. It is pretty sweet. After chilling the mixture, I would recommend making the balls and then freezing them for 10 minutes as they became sticky at room temperature and fell apart in the melted chocolate.
Ann
I made these last night and they came out fabulous. I did make one change though – I used unsweetened coconut flakes. They still taste incredibly sweet. I also used Guittard milk chocolate which really makes a difference because it’s quality it the best.
Jane
What is a replacement for condensed milk?
Kathleen
Is there something I could use besides sweeten condensed milk?